Hello! I traded my key and the guy told me that this key is not available in his region United Arab Emirates. I was surprised but believed him and later traded the same key with a friend, he said that the key is a duplicate. I think the first guy lied to me.

Can you tell me how to find out the region lock of the key?
Is there anyone here from the UAE to check this key (is it really impossible to activate?)

5 hours ago

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If he did this, he is a real monster.

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https://steamdb.info/ -> search game -> Packages -> If theres package that has something like "only in 12 countries" and when you click that SubID and it says UAE then it can be that

For example Monster Hunter Wilds has package https://steamdb.info/sub/1196087/ that only lets the key be activated in said countries.

Other option is to go to "deals" section here and search the bundle and see if theres anything written about region locks.

Someone also mentioned that you can contact steam support and ask when has the key been activated - if it was near the time of trade...well..

Or just contact store you got the key from

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Thanks for the reply! How accurate is this information?
I tried checking the key again and it showed this subid: https://steamdb.info/sub/1126091/
There is no region lock here, am I right?

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that key has no lock yes

its also a ReleaseStateOverride key so he should have been able to activate it anyway (I did this to activate a game not sold in my region).

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Interesting fact, thanks for the help!
I didn't know that "ReleaseStateOverride" key can be activated everywhere. This steamdb amazes me more and more if you know how to use it!

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